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The National B2B Centre works closely and successfully with a variety of West Midlands (and national) partners including;
AWM (Advantage West Midlands)
ERDF (European Regional Development Fund)
WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Business Link
WBDA (Women's Business Development Agency)
Our partners help us to identify and engage prospective businesses and in return we raise the awareness of their organisation and promote their relevant services where appropriate, whilst preserving our impartiality.
If you have a partnership opportunity then contact us straight away to discuss the detail.
We refer clients to Business Link for general business related queries and they signpost clients to the Centre for support on e-business related issues. We also provide expertise and knowledge on e-business related topics for Business Link publications.
Business Link West Midlands
We refer local clients to Business Link West Midlands for general business related queries and they signpost clients to the Centre for e-business related support. We promote each others services through our business networks but also exchange articles and knowledge for our web portals.
Manufacturing Advisory Service
We work with the Manufacturing Advisory Service West Midlands, assisting their clients on a range of e-business technology adoption issues. We also recommend relevant manufacturing clients to MAS to access their specialist services.
UKITA
UKITA (UK IT Association), formerly known as WMITA, is a membership organisation for ICT vendors providing networking, training and business opportunities. We signpost ICT clients to their services, and promote events and news through each others business networks.
Accredit UK
Accredit UK promotes trust in ICT suppliers by affirming that they meet a stringent set of criteria. We work with Accredit UK to ensure that the needs of IT purchasers are included in the criteria.
OpenAdvantage
OpenAdvantage provides the West Midlands with a Centre of Excellence specialising in open source technology. It is a vendor neutral organisation providing advice and knowledge on how companies can make the best use of open source software, either as an “end user” or as an ICT vendor. The B2B Centre is a key partner in delivering the Open Source Technology and Solutions expertise of this Centre.
The University of Warwick Science Park
The University of Warwick Science Park offers a portfolio of business support services designed to maximise the potential for growth of technology based business start-ups and small and medium sized businesses. Services cover access to capital, technical marketing, business mentoring and support for solving technical and business process problems using students.
A Proof of Concept Grant will be launched in the Autumn 2008 to provide grants of up to £30k representing 75% of external projects costs, to SMEs or potential SMEs.
Ignite - Supported by the University of Warwick Science Park
Ignite is a flexible package of free and grant aided advice and practical help, designed to allow start-up and early stage companies to tap onto the resources of UWSP and it's wealth of know-how.
MX Awards
The Manufacturing Excellence Awards scheme has been rewarding excellence and identifying best practice in manufacturing for 25 years, managed by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The B2B Centre sponsors the e-Business Award at this event, to recognise the achievements of the manufactuing sector in using internet technologies.
Federation of Small Businesses
The FSB is the largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small businesses and has in excess of 215,000 members across 33 regions.
Members can take advantage of Financial and Business Services provided by partnerships with market-leading corporate organisations. The FSB also lobbies government with direct access to politicians and civil servants in the UK and European Parliaments.
